City of Beasts
Corrie Wang
City of Beasts
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Corrie Wang
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Here's a secret: in Glori's world, boys and girls live apart, and beasts are the enemy. But when Glori's family hides a baby beast, everything she believed begins to unravel. And that's only the beginning of a daring journey into the City of Beasts where nothing is as it seems.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This young adult dystopian novel explores themes of family, identity, and societal division through the story of Glori, a teenage girl who challenges the rules of her segregated post-apocalyptic world. Suitable for ages 13 and up, it includes suspenseful adventure and mild peril but no graphic content. Parents should note the story involves themes of family separation and societal conflict in a fictional setting.
Why we rated City of Beasts 12ME
City of Beasts is written at a Level 7 reading level across 374 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, City of Beasts works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate City of Beasts as 12ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, City of Beasts explores young adult fiction, dystopian, family, siblings, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about young adult fiction, dystopian, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781368026628
- Pages
- 374
- Publisher
- Freeform
- Published
- 2019
- Type
- Fiction